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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1928
Page
6
A collage of spoof headlines and wry comments touching on sports figures, aviation, politics, and social topics. Names like Gasolini and Hathaway appear in bemused one liners while observations critique media, dress, farming, and policy. Various places including Chicago and Ripon surface amid humor and opinion.
The piece notes primary election inspectors in Key West received up to 80 dollars each for counting ballots. It reflects on past elections and the idea that elections could be bought for similar sums, with social commentary on voter turnout and marriage motives.
A fragmented line indicates politicians show little real concern for farmers as observers note that rhetoric often masks limited action. The snippet hints at a broader tension between policymakers and agricultural interests amid election season.
The text muses on political parties and manners in a farm setting. It cites George Bernard Shaw predicting utopia eventually and argues the poor should spend rather than save, saying saving is pointless if it just makes them rich and reduces pleasure while keeping them supplied.
Senator McNary joins Rep Haugen in backing Hoover as farm relief bills face political sniping. The pair, wary of loyalty to party organizations, ride the issue for votes while focusing on their own re election pressures and expectations from Norwegian and broader constituencies.
A motivational address warns that being as good as the average is insufficient. It argues most people hover around a low score, about thirty, with few near ninety and a few near zero. The speaker urges listeners to surpass the average to achieve real progress in business, professions, or farming.
The Knoxville Journal editorial ridicules the Old Guard of the U S Senate and the financial overlords of New York and Pittsburgh for backing Hoover. It portrays Curtis leaping to join the bandwagon and grabbing a jazzy instrument, likely the slide trombone, as he criticizes Mellon of Pittsburgh Ware of Philadelphia and New York bosses for voting their blocs to Hoover over the farmers’ candidate.
The congressman argues farmers should empathize with the east and condemns teaching hate over prosperity. He cites Iowa losses of 137 million tied to surplus funds and bad investments, warning against stock salesmen and margins. He questions the governor's ties and warns the public to learn from saving money and avoiding poor ventures.
The farm relief proposals now seem unlikely to advance, echoing earlier vetoes by President Coolidge. Critics call the measures farmer products designed to transfer tariff gains to agriculture, mirroring industry advantages sought by tariffs, a path the party convention has seemingly blocked.
A short verse urges daily acts of kindness to brighten others, greet neighbors, and cherish friendships. It emphasizes driving away sadness, helping those in sorrow, and finding lasting happiness through giving, service, and cheerful living.
The Chronicle argues Democrats avoid endorsing tariff principles yet support farm relief bills in hopes of relief for farmers. It likens tariffs to stilts that lift some while leaving farmers out, urges free trade and criticizes McNary Haugen as a joke, warning tariffs harm all.
A poetic column by Mrs. A. T. Boot mixed with political commentary from the Oskaloosa Times Globe. It notes Democratic leanings, references to Herbert Hoover, local figures like the Curtises, and reactions to party conventions, ending with a skeptical line about election loyalties and rural life.
From the Chronicle dated June 25 1908 a district Epworth League convention gathers at the Methodist church. Obituary notes Grover Cleveland death at Princeton New Jersey. Marriages: Jolle S Jelsma and Minnie De Ronde June 20 and E L Mills with May Marshall June 17. Canning plant expands cherry processing. College campus fenced six feet with hog tight wire ticketed chau tauqua events.
A fragmenting parade of vignettes recounts a southern Negro camp meeting where a stubborn man resists salvation, H. W. Thomas enthrones believers with a coffin sermon, Tony Augustine endures pocket thefts with fish hooks, and a German duo catches thieves. Dr Funkhouser challenges dove peace myths.
Merit Merchants advertises black typewriter ribbons at 16 cents each and extra quality carbon paper at the Chronicle office. The note emphasizes service and the motto it costs about the same to give as to lend, urging readers that Chronicle want ads bring results.
The Knoxville Journal surveys editors praising Herbert Hoover for his personal appeal and organized political machine. It notes Midwest Republicans' disappointment with their candidates and hints at farm relief debates while favoring Hoover over Smith. The paper signals cautious support and questions on agricultural policy details.
The Republican nomination at Kansas City displeases Iowa voters but they will vote Republican. They believe Hoover, born in Iowa, is a competent choice and will carry Iowa's electoral vote as a matter of habit. Voters may see him as a steady stand from the West, not favoring East or West.
The senator attacked Al Smith and Catholicism in a New York speech. Al reportedly had militia secure the area to prevent disorder while Heflin faced a crowd reportedly backed by Ku Klux Klan members. The incident drew sharp ridicule.
The Indianola Record notes Hoover is nominated and the convention favors it while asserting Iowa will resist being swayed by a Kansan vice president pick. It emphasizes Hoover’s birthplace without conceding any shift in Iowa sentiment.
The article notes 1089 delegates at the Sioux City convention with few truly heard in party councils. It accuses the farm bloc of being bound and gagged and criticizes President Coolidge's veto message as preposterous and repugnant. It argues Mellon and allies misjudge the battle, claiming it has only begun.
Four daily round trips with connections at Monroe for Knoxville. Special rates between all stations. Pella to Des Moines departures at 8 40 am 12 40 pm 4 66 pm 8 40 pm. Des Moines to Pella at 7 45 am 11 45 am 4 15 pm 7 00 pm. Des Moines to Pella trip takes one hour fifty minutes. Pella to Oskaloosa departures at 9 85 am 1 85 pm 6 05 pm 8 50 for Pella 8 00 11 65 pm 8 00 pm. Oskaloosa to Pella takes forty minutes. Most busses connect at Monroe with Knoxville line except late evening ones. Buses run through Oskaloosa to Ottumwa, Leave Oskaloosa am 12 00 m.
War Time Table Howell Iowa lists Rock Island routes Des Moines Ottumwa Keokuk and Eldon with trains 470 to 475 and local freights 882 351. It notes daily operation for 474 475 and that local freights carry passengers and must ship freight by 8 10 p.m. the previous evening. limited Eastbound times and Howell Harvey stop details are given.
The Farmers State Bank of Doon failed to open on June 1st and is in receivership under L A Andrew, banking superintendent, with H R Lenhart of Rock Rapids as examiner. Assets include Bills Receivable 63091.93 and Overdrafts 137.12, along with a bank building.
The document shows assets including Fixtures six thousand five hundred dollars and Cash on Hand three thousand five hundred dollars eighty six cents. Due from Banks four thousand eight hundred sixty dollars and forty eight cents. Real Estate eight thousand seven hundred eighty one dollars ninety seven cents. Benses' in excess of profit five hundred eighty eight cents liabilities list Capital twenty thousand dollars Surplus five hundred dollars Checking Accounts thirty six thousand four hundred ninety eight dollars ninety two cents Time Deposits sixteen thousand six hundred sixty two dollars thirty nine cents Saving Accounts eight hundred fifty nine dollars thirty seven cents Bills Payable three thousand six hundred dollars. Officers and directors are Matt Fahey president Chas Reynolds vice president E C Konicek cashier Mike Gerdes Paul Lehmiat W F Lutzke John Bunning and A Flitch. There are 34 stock holders.
MERIT MERCHANTS are praised as friends in a brief unsigned notice implying tension between religious calls for peace and a historical record of conflict, reflecting prevailing wartime rhetoric and commercial endorsements.
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